‘A mystical experience’: millions watch total solar eclipse sweep across North America
Almost 32 million people in the path of totality as moon’s shadow crossed the Mexico-Texas border and then traversed 15 states If you missed the...
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Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon
Fossil of giant river dolphin found in Peru, whose closest living relation is in South Asia, gives clues to future extinction threats Scientists have discovered...
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’
Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia Deep in the hostile waters...
Argentina fights against vast swarms of mosquitoes blamed for dengue surge
Tens of thousands of dengue cases recorded this year as high temperatures and rainy weather create ‘perfect formula’ for bugs In his 20 years cleaning...
Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune
Parts of the structure are younger than expected while an east wind blows the whole thing across the desert, researchers find They are impressive, mysterious...
Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white It is a smash and grab...
Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants stripping acacia trees – the cats’ ambush cover When...
Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves the way for the technique to save their rarer northern cousins The critically endangered...
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon
Laser-sensor technology reveals network of earthen mounds and buried roads in rainforest area of Ecuador Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the...
